“Well, then, I won’t do him any harm,” said the Moon; “only let him show himself.”
Upon this the old mother opened the chest and brought the young man before her son. The youth drew near to the Moon, bowed low before him, and said:
“Mighty Moon! you shed your mild rays over the whole earth; tell me if you know anything of a city called Muhlenberg.”
The Moon replied, “I indeed shine over the whole round earth, but I have never heard of any Muhlenberg. Therefore, I counsel you, seek out my brother the Sun; perhaps he can tell you something about it.”
The young man thanked the Moon, and went to the Moon’s brother, the Sun, and said, “Your brother the Moon sends greeting, and says, in case you know anything about the city Muhlenberg, you are to tell me.”
The Sun replied that he knew nothing of any such city, and sent him to the North-wind, saying, “This wind blows everywhere and searches out the most hidden corners; perhaps he knows the city.”
But the North-wind sent him to the East-wind, and the East-wind sent him to the West-wind, and the West-wind sent him to the South-wind, the most fearful of all the winds.[1]
When the young man appeared before the South-wind, he bowed low and said, “I bring you greetings from all your relatives, the Sun, the Moon, the North-wind, the East-wind, and the West-wind, and you are to give me some information about the city Muhlenberg.”
Said the South-wind, “I have just come from Muhlenberg. There will soon be grand doings in that city, for the Queen is going to be married.”
Then the young man implored the South-wind to take him there. The South-wind answered: